STRANGE'S EXHIBIT.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14822, 13 November 1913, Page 12

STRANGE'S EXHIBIT.

AUTISTIC FURNISHINGS

| Strange's Furnishing Exhibit at the Show was a great centre of'attraction, and rightly so, because it would bo hard to find a moro tasteful exhibit of its kind. Six rooms were devoted to it, each portraying somo particular colour harmony or special design in furniture. Tho sightseer is first impressed by the preponderance of oak used. This enduring and serviceable timber is deservedly popular, and the exhibit of W. Strange and Co., Ltd., shows that they are in the fore-front to meet the demands of the public. The fimt display shows a sitting-room, th. furniture being on the most modern design, built for strength, comfort, and attractiveness, quite at variance with the fragile stylo which was in' favour a few years' aj_o. Tho colour scheme in room No. 1 is particularly good, the soft shado of green in the covering of the furniture harmonising perfectly with the handsome Persian carpet. Strango's havo an enviable-reputation for originality oP design in furniture, and room No. 2 shows somo splendid specimeuts which savour strongly of those seen in good

English homes. The sideboard, beautifully inlaid, attracted much attention,

and tho dining chairs, whilo of tho simplest design, matched splendidly. A superb Axminster carpet in delightful shades of brown and green, contrasted excellently with tho whole, giving an air of solid comfort. Fumed oak is very popular just now. and Jin tho 3rd room, to tho right of tho entrance, was shown an artistically furnished diningroom, «quite tli© ideal of tho modern bungalow. The furnishing in this room

was siniplo and in gbod taste, but inexpensive. A very charming idea for bedroom furnishing was also shown. The neatness and proportion of the furniture was so correct that thero was an entire absence of that heaviness' which

is so often imparted to bedroom furniture when made of oak. A feature of this exhibit- was the gracefully-shaped truo oval mirrors, and a plain art carpet, pink in colour, "'whi-h contrasted pleasantly with the fumed oak. Anroom shows a bedroom suite in the Sheraton style, mado of mahogany, inlaid with satinwood. This style, although 200 years old, has always been more or lass in vogue, This 6iiito was designed with a view to retaining the main features of the work of Sheraton, and only a firm catering for tho highest class of art furniture could have carried the work so successfully. The last of the six rooms comprising Strange's exhibit shows a

bedroom suite distinctly' modern and original. The workmanship sh_*s that an expert has conceived the spirit of the designer, in tho making. A toilet table with a circular mirror is quite a departure from the stereotyped style, and the floor covering—an attractive Brussels carpet satisfactorily completes a very elegant stylo of bedroom furnishing. No ono viewing this exhibit of Strange's could fail to be impressed with tho quality of their work, and prospective buyers of furniture could not do better than ask the assistance of this reliable firm when about to furnish. Every piece of furniture shown in the exhibit was manufactured at their own factory, and patrons of Strange's aro thus patronising local industry.